Local, state gas prices continue dropping

Average Texas gas prices continued their fall Thursday, though prices remained more than a dollar higher than the same time last year.

A gallon of gas averaged $3.74 per gallon at Texas pumps, down 7 cents from the previous week. Diesel averaged $4.55 per gallon, down 8 cents.

The national average slipped 6 cents to $3.85 per gallon of gasoline and 8 cents to $4.61 per gallon of diesel.

Prices began their fall in early July, and continued drops in crude prices have left little reason to for gasoline to change directions. The average Texas pump price dropped 13 cents over the course of the month.

But gas prices traditionally stall in late summer only to rebound weeks later, analysts have warned. It remains unclear how long lower prices will last.